By Jerry Nowicki Illinois received another credit upgrade Tuesday, the same day a legislative committee once again scrutinized governor JB Pritzker’s administration for its handling of unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic. The upgrade came from Fitch Ratings, the last remaining holdout of the nation’s three major credit reporting agencies...
Two undefeated Division III college football teams kept their victory streaks alive. The undefeated Aurora University football Spartans continued blazing a trail of gridiron greatness by defeating Lakeland University, 70-14, last weekend.
Our big world expands well beyond our local interests, yet, all events take on a local train of thought. Such an example is the U.S. Department of Energy Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia. It is a national perspective, however, that it is in Batavia, we see it with a...
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council joined with the global community in an International Day of Mourning to reflect on the lives lost internationally and recommit to unity, peace, and understanding at the Committee of the Whole meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 7. Tuesday, Nov. 7 was the one-month anniversary of...
The Oswego Village Board approved, Tuesday, Nov. 7, a special use and preliminary/final planned unit of development to allow for the construction of an outdoor, 24,000-seat cricket stadium on 33 acres near Orchard Road and Tuscany Drive.
Reprinted from November 28, 2019First of four parts With the holidays here, most families look forward to sharing special times with their families. But mothers in prison aren’t likely to see their families this Thanksgiving, or any other day. Nearly two-thirds of imprisoned mothers have never received a visit from...
When first lady Barbara Bush visited the Aurora campus of Waubonsee Community College, I was on the welcome committee to greet her. Secret Service were all over the building talking into their sleeves. Mrs. Bush came up to me and shook my hand, her piercing, blue, radiant, eyes looked straight...
Memorial celebrations are taking place this Veterans Day to honor our members of the military, present and past. So I rack my increasingly-feeble mind to write something related to the military. I came of age during the Vietnam War when honoring the military wasn’t always the case. Similary to a...
On behalf of the Aurora Public Library Foundation, we invite everyone to join us at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Santori Library for our Annual Winter Gala! Enjoy a night of entertainment, awards, delicious food from Reulands’ and a chance to bid on unique items at our annualWinter...
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda “Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.” My mom (Irene) grew up on a train station in Borgond, a rural town in Hungary during the Second World War. She and my grandparents lived on the second floor above the station. My grandfather...
Ingredients2 (14.5 ounce) cans French green beans, drained1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained and chopped2 (6 ounce) cans French fried onions1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese Directions1. Preheat oven to 350 F.2. Place green beans, soup, Cheddar cheese, and one can...
Look to this day, for it is meant for you!Oh yes, it’s Veterans Day, that’s also true.But understanding should come with this day,Evaluating why this homage pay.The veterans, who here have gone before,With victory in each successive war,We owe a gratitude beyond our ken,Which we, today, try to express again.Without...
In the Summer of 1993, I was in elementary school and couldn’t wait to go to the theater with my mom and see the new movie about a dinosaur theme park. The graceful, long-necked, Brachiosauruses were my favorite. What I didn’t realize was that the velociraptor scenes would give me...
At the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club meeting November 2, the Fox Valley Marines treated all veterans to breakfast in celebration of the 248th USMC birthday, which is November 10.
Reverend Tammy Scott, pastor at Aurora's Wesley United Methodist Church, lights a candle Sunday, Nov. 5 to celebrate All Saints' Day.
It was very interesting to visit with and speak to Detective Ketchmark and Detective Goldsmith during our forensic science class at Grace Holistic Center for Education last week.
Spectators watch as a worker pulls a cord that sends a pumpkin into a dumpster during a public smash event at McCleery Elementary School in Aurora Thursday.
Veterans Day will honor all of those who have served the country in war or peace, dead or alive, although it’s largely intended to thank living Veterans for their sacrifices.Please walk with us in the City of Aurora parade, mustering at 9:30 a.m. at Benton and Broadway. Veterans Day, formerly...
Illinois State representative Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) is set to participate in the annual Climate Emergency & Energy Security D.O.E Summit, co-hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), scheduled to take place November 15-16, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The summit, organized by the Energy Outreach and Policy Alliance (EOPA), will...
High school and college basketball games take over in many ways with the arrival of early November, although top football teams are in center stage. No one size fits all. Still, the Chicago Bears must do more to earn greater than the diehard interest. Their 2-7 record and last place...
